Linear stability analysis and metastable solutions for a phase-field model

Author(s):  
A. Jiménez-Casas ◽  
A. Rodríguez-Bernal

We study the linear stability of equilibrium points of a semilinear phase-field model, giving criteria for stability and instability. In the one-dimensional case, we study the distribution of equilibria and also prove the existence of metastable solutions that evolve very slowly in time.

2003 ◽  
Vol 125 (2) ◽  
pp. 387-389 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jin Ho Song

A linear stability analysis is performed for a two-phase flow in a channel to demonstrate the feasibility of using momentum flux parameters to improve the one-dimensional two-fluid model. It is shown that the proposed model is stable within a practical range of pressure and void fraction for a bubbly and a slug flow.


2012 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
pp. 71-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gregory Berkolaiko ◽  
Evelyn Buckwar ◽  
Cónall Kelly ◽  
Alexandra Rodkina

AbstractWe perform an almost sure linear stability analysis of the θ-Maruyama method, selecting as our test equation a two-dimensional system of Itô differential equations with diagonal drift coefficient and two independent stochastic perturbations which capture the stabilising and destabilising roles of feedback geometry in the almost sure asymptotic stability of the equilibrium solution. For small values of the constant step-size parameter, we derive close-to-sharp conditions for the almost sure asymptotic stability and instability of the equilibrium solution of the discretisation that match those of the original test system. Our investigation demonstrates the use of a discrete form of the Itô formula in the context of an almost sure linear stability analysis.


2000 ◽  
Vol 212 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 574-583 ◽  
Author(s):  
D.I. Popov ◽  
L.L. Regel ◽  
W.R. Wilcox

2021 ◽  
pp. 108128652110520
Author(s):  
Elizaveta Zipunova ◽  
Evgeny Savenkov

In this paper, we present a consistent derivation of the phase field model for electrically induced damage. The derivation is based on Gurtin’s microstress and microforce theory and the Coleman–Noll procedure. The resulting model accounts for Ohmic currents, includes charge conservation law and allows for finite electric permittivity and conductivity distribution in the medium. Special attention is devoted to the case when the damaged region is a codimension-two object, i.e., a curve in three dimensions. It is shown that in this case the free energy of the model necessarily includes a high-order term, which ensures the well-posedness of the problem. A special problem setting is proposed to account for the prescribed charge distribution. Local features of the phase field distribution are illustrated with one-dimensional axisymmetric numerical experiments.


Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (19) ◽  
pp. 5842
Author(s):  
Aris Tsakmakis ◽  
Michael Vormwald

The fundamental idea in phase field theories is to assume the presence of an additional state variable, the so-called phase field, and its gradient in the general functional used for the description of the behaviour of materials. In linear elastic fracture mechanics the phase field is employed to capture the surface energy of the crack, while in damage mechanics it represents the variable of isotropic damage. The present paper is concerned, in the context of plasticity and ductile fracture, with a commonly used phase field model in fracture mechanics. On the one hand, an appropriate framework for thermodynamical consistency is outlined. On the other hand, an analysis of the model responses for cyclic loading conditions and pure kinematic or pure isotropic hardening are shown.


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